My guest today is author, speaker and consultant, Monique Gary Smith. We’re talking about Territorial Acknowledgements, a small act of Reconciliation that is spreading beyond the borders of our province and country. When I committed a few years ago to incorporating acts of Reconciliation into my personal and professional life, I began inviting elders (of […]
TNP116: Matthew Remski on Attachment, High Demand Communities + Yoga’s Culture Of Abuse
In this episode, I’m thrilled to talk with Matthew Remski about how one finds oneself in a cult, how to get out, and what high demand groups have to do with social justice, climate change and collapse. We talk about privilege, spiritual awakenings, losing our shit, grieving, deception, and the dangers of neoliberal “responsibilism”. Matthew […]
TNP115: Solara Goldwynn on Edible Landscapes, Sustainability + Climate Dread
My guest today is gardener, landscape designer, teacher of permaculture, and business owner, Solara Goldwynn, of Hatchet & Seed. Known for bringing lush, edible landscapes to forgotten private corners and under-used public spaces, Solara is not only a champion of sustainable values but I consider her a strong role model. But I also know that […]
TNP114: Jessie Hemphill on Indigenizing Urban Design + Collapse Awareness
I’m delighted to welcome Jessie Hemphill back to the show to talk about Indigenizing Urban Design and also what we can learn about collapse and crisis preparedness from an Indigenous perspective. I’m so excited that Jessie is attending our retreat, Ritual + Practice For Urban Homestead, this fall because we are both pretty serious peppers […]
Beyond Hope: Leaning into Pandora’s Legacy
This article is a transcript of a speech I delivered in May 2018, at the Tending The Threshold event in Ashland, Oregon. For more musings about humanity’s plight to address large-scale cooperation dilemmas, listen to my podcast mini-series featuring my Tending The Threshold co-facilitators Holly Truhlar, Aftab Erfan, Desiree Adaway, Bayo Akomolafe, Tannur Ali, […]